The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) is pleased to announce the installation of its expanding barricades for Ikea’s Richmond outlet in Melbourne.
About Ikea
Ikea is a multinational group and is the world’s largest furniture retailer, with over 400 stores in 49 countries and a sales turnover in excess of 36 billion euros per annum. Ikea sells furniture, home accessories, and kitchen appliances. It was founded in Sweden but is headquartered in the Netherlands.
Barricade Installation Details
The expanding barricades installed at Ikea’s Richmond store are mobile and trackless and have been configured in the most space-efficient way to prevent access to the store by sealing off entry via the escalators in the shopping centre. The barricades are generally a very effective access control measure and are often utilised in shopping centres, public and government buildings, and entertainment venues for this reason. Being trackless and portable, the expanding barricades require no overhead support structure, making them very easy and cost-effective to install since no permanent overhead structural bulkheads are required.
Customisable Heights and Configurations
The barricades installed at Ikea Richmond are at a standard height of 2020mm. A standard height of 2520mm is also available, and non-standard heights are also available at a premium. The width of these expanding barricades is unlimited due to their unique semi-modular design. No matter how wide the span, ATDC always assembles the barricades in manageable sections which are easy and safe to operate. This is achieved by utilising intermediate locking mechanisms to separate the barrier into sections.
Fabricated from hardened precision-engineered steel sections and with numerous locking options available, these expanding barricades are formidable and secure yet are lightweight to operate, running on a series of heavy-duty 75mm bottom thermoplastic rubber non-marking castors. Both steel and aluminium expanding barricades are available depending on the application, with the latter more suitable for installation in a highly corrosive marine environment.
OH+S tested for workplace safety and with a comprehensive and independent WHS Risk Assessment, ATDC’s expanding barricades are leaders in the temporary barrier field and are also independently tested for the rigorous dynamic impact and simulated climbing requirements under the Australian Standard AS 4687-2007 Temporary Fencing and Hoardings. Further testing has been successfully completed for emergency egress under the Building Code of Australia (BCA) in applications where this is required.
Ideal applications for ATDC’s expanding barricades are to achieve temporary lockup for pop-up stores, kiosks, and other temporary tenancies; access control for shopping centres and government and public buildings (such as railway stations and passenger terminals for instance at airports, ferry stations); Worksafe applications such as construction sites; events; entertainment venues; securing factory warehouses and loading docks. Also very effective as a loss prevention tool against theft of merchandise. ATDC’s expanding barricades are also available for hire in instances where an outright purchase is either unsuitable or beyond one’s capex budget.
For further information on this expanding barricade project by ATDC, contact us. See our full range of commercial roller shutters and doors to expanding barriers and more.
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ATDC’s expanding barricades are now sold in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, and Canberra, as well as in all regional centres across the country, including Darwin, Hobart, Townsville, Geelong, and Newcastle, and are now also exported throughout Southeast Asia, the Asia Pacific, Pacific Islands, and the UAE.
Security Standards and Testing
